ᐅ Floor plan for a single-family house of approximately 175 sqm, with the option to convert into a two-family house
Created on: 10 Nov 2021 12:41
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Sommesba
Hello everyone,
I’m new here and would like to start by introducing our plot of land and our own house design.
Although we have already had some discussions with builders, we haven’t yet received any offers or drafts. That will take a bit more time.
One challenge with the plot is that the width of 22m (72 feet) is quite tight.
Two cars side by side → 7m (23 feet)
House → 11m (36 feet)
Setback from the boundary → 3m (10 feet)
You quickly reach your maximum.
Of course, we also don’t want the house to look too “narrow and long.” That’s why we have thought about some sections that step forward or back to break up the facade and create more visual interest. It just has to stay within the budget.
All in all, we are looking forward to your comments and any suggestions for improvement.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 738sqm (8,000 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.35
Site coverage ratio: 0.7
Building zone, building line and boundary: 3m (10 feet) setback; garage allowed on the boundary line.
Edge development: garage only
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 2
Roof shape: all allowed
Architectural style: no requirements from the municipality
Orientation: street to the north, terrace to the south
Maximum heights / limits: 8.5m (28 feet) ridge height
Other requirements: cistern
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: leaning towards an urban villa with a hip roof
Basement, storeys: no basement; 2 full storeys
Number of residents, ages: two adults in early 30s + 2 children in kindergarten
Room requirements on the ground floor and upper floor:
GF: kitchen, pantry, living/dining, bathroom, master bedroom with walk-in closet, technical room
UF: children’s rooms, office/guest room, bathroom
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year: occasionally friends/family
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes, planned
Number of dining seats: large table to fit 10–12 seats
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: wish for a loggia on the upper floor
Garage, carport: planned single garage + carport next to it. Could also be a double garage.
Utility garden, greenhouse: none
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why something should or should not be included:
The upper floor should be able to be separated later for the children, so we need the option to convert it into a two-family house.
House design
Who created the design: drawn by myself using free software → attached draft shows 173sqm (1,864 sq ft)
What do you especially like? Why? Everything fits in so far; the stepping facade creates more depth and interest.
What don’t you like? Why? Open to other opinions; maybe it can be improved.
Price estimate from architect/planner: no offer yet
Personal price limit for house including fittings: 550,000€
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump
If you had to omit anything, which details/extensions
You could omit: hard to say; it would need to be evaluated as a whole
You could not omit: the option to convert into a two-family house for the children
Why is the design the way it is? For example:
Because ultimately I didn’t come up with a better design that fits all rooms and still doesn’t feel too small.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion? Having a basis for discussion for now.
Best regards
I’m new here and would like to start by introducing our plot of land and our own house design.
Although we have already had some discussions with builders, we haven’t yet received any offers or drafts. That will take a bit more time.
One challenge with the plot is that the width of 22m (72 feet) is quite tight.
Two cars side by side → 7m (23 feet)
House → 11m (36 feet)
Setback from the boundary → 3m (10 feet)
You quickly reach your maximum.
Of course, we also don’t want the house to look too “narrow and long.” That’s why we have thought about some sections that step forward or back to break up the facade and create more visual interest. It just has to stay within the budget.
All in all, we are looking forward to your comments and any suggestions for improvement.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 738sqm (8,000 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.35
Site coverage ratio: 0.7
Building zone, building line and boundary: 3m (10 feet) setback; garage allowed on the boundary line.
Edge development: garage only
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 2
Roof shape: all allowed
Architectural style: no requirements from the municipality
Orientation: street to the north, terrace to the south
Maximum heights / limits: 8.5m (28 feet) ridge height
Other requirements: cistern
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: leaning towards an urban villa with a hip roof
Basement, storeys: no basement; 2 full storeys
Number of residents, ages: two adults in early 30s + 2 children in kindergarten
Room requirements on the ground floor and upper floor:
GF: kitchen, pantry, living/dining, bathroom, master bedroom with walk-in closet, technical room
UF: children’s rooms, office/guest room, bathroom
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year: occasionally friends/family
Open or closed layout: open
Conservative or modern style: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes, planned
Number of dining seats: large table to fit 10–12 seats
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: wish for a loggia on the upper floor
Garage, carport: planned single garage + carport next to it. Could also be a double garage.
Utility garden, greenhouse: none
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why something should or should not be included:
The upper floor should be able to be separated later for the children, so we need the option to convert it into a two-family house.
House design
Who created the design: drawn by myself using free software → attached draft shows 173sqm (1,864 sq ft)
What do you especially like? Why? Everything fits in so far; the stepping facade creates more depth and interest.
What don’t you like? Why? Open to other opinions; maybe it can be improved.
Price estimate from architect/planner: no offer yet
Personal price limit for house including fittings: 550,000€
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump
If you had to omit anything, which details/extensions
You could omit: hard to say; it would need to be evaluated as a whole
You could not omit: the option to convert into a two-family house for the children
Why is the design the way it is? For example:
Because ultimately I didn’t come up with a better design that fits all rooms and still doesn’t feel too small.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion? Having a basis for discussion for now.
Best regards
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Billyfred10 Nov 2021 15:10I have to agree with the previous commenters: the design is clearly not usable. Reasons:
And here we go again: one of the first questions in your post is about parking space for vehicles – I always find that odd (we have two cars ourselves). Personally, I believe a house only fits a life situation for a certain period. Potential separation should be set aside for now. Your children are young, so why would they want to live in the same house as their parents? Obviously, you don’t want that. But if it is indispensable: hire a professional! My honest advice: forget this “design” completely and go to someone who really knows how to plan. Proceed as follows: create a room program with a wishlist and do NOT bring this “design” along. The planner should be free in their design.
P.S.: since this is often misunderstood: this is meant as honest criticism and is in no way personal.
- Bedroom layout is poor (with a 220cm (87 inches) bed length, there is only 50cm (20 inches) of space; the walk-in closet is unusable (if it is meant as a passage room, the width of 156cm (61 inches) is ridiculous—it’s not possible to place wardrobes on both sides)
- Ground floor bathroom is far too small: try furnishing it – it just doesn’t work
- Pantry is too small and has access from the living room; better to omit it altogether
- Entrance area: cramped, no coat storage, hallway is awkwardly shaped and large
- What is the purpose of the door in front of the stairs?
- Living room: you want a table for 10-12 people (why?), but the one drawn is smaller. Compare the size of the sofa to the dining table and chairs – something doesn’t add up
- Stair orientation is awkward on both the ground and upper floors
- Upper floor hallway: convoluted and wastes space
- Why does the guest room have the absolute prime spot in the house (southwest orientation, loggia, the most windows, and the largest room)?
- I agree with Elefant: you could spend the money for the exterior styling in a more sensible way (the originally good estimate of about 3100€/m² (approximately $350 per square foot) becomes irrelevant—especially with the fittings)
- I also like large children's rooms, but not like this.
And here we go again: one of the first questions in your post is about parking space for vehicles – I always find that odd (we have two cars ourselves). Personally, I believe a house only fits a life situation for a certain period. Potential separation should be set aside for now. Your children are young, so why would they want to live in the same house as their parents? Obviously, you don’t want that. But if it is indispensable: hire a professional! My honest advice: forget this “design” completely and go to someone who really knows how to plan. Proceed as follows: create a room program with a wishlist and do NOT bring this “design” along. The planner should be free in their design.
P.S.: since this is often misunderstood: this is meant as honest criticism and is in no way personal.
I am for new construction
The children properly park their bicycles, but unfortunately they often fall against the car when they quickly go inside for something.
Where is the jacket supposed to be hung?
Oh right, the child wanted to use the toilet. Too bad it’s locked because mom is showering (please sketch a shower, sink, and toilet in the bathroom below, plus a cabinet for towels, toiletries, and cosmetics). Are you aware that every guest, every quick need is met in your bathroom with street shoes on?
On the ground floor, your design offers no privacy, no cloakroom, a tiny pantry that barely holds anything, and an excessive amount of hallway space; the same applies upstairs.
The guest lives better than you do, and maybe only for some future occasion.
The children properly park their bicycles, but unfortunately they often fall against the car when they quickly go inside for something.
Where is the jacket supposed to be hung?
Oh right, the child wanted to use the toilet. Too bad it’s locked because mom is showering (please sketch a shower, sink, and toilet in the bathroom below, plus a cabinet for towels, toiletries, and cosmetics). Are you aware that every guest, every quick need is met in your bathroom with street shoes on?
On the ground floor, your design offers no privacy, no cloakroom, a tiny pantry that barely holds anything, and an excessive amount of hallway space; the same applies upstairs.
The guest lives better than you do, and maybe only for some future occasion.
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hanghaus200010 Nov 2021 15:27Almost every design from prefab home providers will fit the plot. Why reinvent the wheel if you don’t know better?
Then add a city villa.
Why place the garage on the south side? Your neighbor certainly didn’t build theirs facing north without a reason.
So, garage or carport?
Then add a city villa.
Why place the garage on the south side? Your neighbor certainly didn’t build theirs facing north without a reason.
So, garage or carport?
Oh dear, first of all, thanks for the comments. I’m actually taking them in a factual way and don’t see them as negative. Rather helpful.
The points you list are not immediately obvious if you have tunnel vision. That’s why I’m presenting this here for some lateral thinking.
I really need to take another look at it.
We already had an appointment with a builder.
The meeting went so that he took note of our wishes, but will now create the floor plan/design himself.
I’m curious to see if it will fit better.
My idea was that I could build garage to garage.
To the north, I don’t have a neighbor because there is a green strip there. I would have to respect the building setback (3m (10 feet) distance) and would lose width because of that.
I sketched it in the site plan.
The points you list are not immediately obvious if you have tunnel vision. That’s why I’m presenting this here for some lateral thinking.
I really need to take another look at it.
We already had an appointment with a builder.
The meeting went so that he took note of our wishes, but will now create the floor plan/design himself.
I’m curious to see if it will fit better.
hanghaus2000 schrieb:
Why is the garage facing south? Your neighbor surely didn’t build theirs to the north for no reason.
So, is it garage or carport?
My idea was that I could build garage to garage.
To the north, I don’t have a neighbor because there is a green strip there. I would have to respect the building setback (3m (10 feet) distance) and would lose width because of that.
I sketched it in the site plan.
In this case, I would probably leave the northwest side open, as the evening sun shines nicely there in summer.
For this plot, I would consider the following orientation, since the restrictions for the house might be less, and above all, there would be more space for windows on the sunny side... (the blue arrows indicate access for people and cars)
For this plot, I would consider the following orientation, since the restrictions for the house might be less, and above all, there would be more space for windows on the sunny side... (the blue arrows indicate access for people and cars)
Sommesba schrieb:
On the north side, I don’t have a neighbor because there is a greenbelt there. I would have to maintain the building setback (3m (10 feet) distance) and would lose width as a result. It should be possible to fulfill up to half of the building setback within the greenbelt.
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